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Re: Is it the turn signal switch? Brake light doesn't work
[Re: BDW]
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02/10/13 06:04 PM
02/10/13 06:04 PM
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RapidRobert
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seperate the ts/brake harness under the steering col & with your VOM on the col half of the connector see if you have continuity between the white "in" wire that is coming from the stoplight switch and the (2) left and right wires to the rear brake/ts large filaments. ( www.mymopar.com will have the colors for you) with the stalk in neutral. Should have continuity if the TS sw assy is good. On the body half of the connector jump fire to the (2) left/right br/ts wires one at a time & see if you have fire at the rear contacts (left & right sides) at the spring loaded base contact. if not check the pull apart connector under the DR kick panel for a bad connection and there's another pull apart connector in the trunk & possibly one in the middle of the body. If good & there's continuity to the rear see if the bulb socket has continuity to the body & the spring loaded contact tips are clean.
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Re: Is it the turn signal switch? Brake light doesn't work
[Re: 70_roadrunner]
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02/10/13 06:20 PM
02/10/13 06:20 PM
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It's been a while since I've messed with that, I don't think it would be your turn signal switch if it's just affecting the rear. More likely, it's the wire from the switch. Does the front signal work?
Yes, both fronts turn signals work. I'm a little suprised the brake light wiring runs up through the steering column.
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Re: Is it the turn signal switch? Brake light doesn't work
[Re: BDW]
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02/10/13 08:17 PM
02/10/13 08:17 PM
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It's been a while since I've messed with that, I don't think it would be your turn signal switch if it's just affecting the rear. More likely, it's the wire from the switch. Does the front signal work?
Yes, both fronts turn signals work. I'm a little suprised the brake light wiring runs up through the steering column.
IT has to in order for the signal lights to flash while your brakes lights are on . You have to remember that the turn signal and the brake lights use the same filament in the 1034 or 1157 bulb.
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Re: Is it the turn signal switch? Brake light doesn't work
[Re: BDW]
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02/11/13 12:24 AM
02/11/13 12:24 AM
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RapidRobert
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Any reason, for a short term fix, why I couldn't bypass the turn signal path? Connect the White wire directly to the Brown, I'd remove the brown from the connector.
Making the right side operational that way would give you brake lights on both sides but non functioning correctly turn signals. Myself I would pull the steering wheel & inspect the TS switch ASAP, might be a loose/corroded connection & might not need to replace the whole TS assy.
Last edited by RapidRobert; 02/11/13 12:38 AM.
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